Mandarin Speaking Retail Assistant

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Work type: Full time
Location: Auckland Airport
Categories: Customer Service & Retail

Who We Are:

  • Lagardere AWPL is the Pacific region's largest and most experienced Travel Retail operator
  • Over 150+ stores across Australia, New Zealand and Noumea
  • 40 unique concepts across four Business Lines: Travel Essentials, Specialty, Duty Free & Luxury and Food Service
  • 2000+ passionate team members
  • Exciting Airport environment

Our Aelia Duty Free store, provides our customers with a wide range of Duty Free products and we are looking for someone that has a genuine interest in helping customers shop for all their travel needs!

The role:

We are on the lookout for enthusiastic people who love being in service and connecting with people to join our team in a full-time roles as PRC (People's Republic of China) Retail Specialists.  Please note that the ability to speak Mandarin for this role is essential

In this unique role, you will be expected to:

  • Achieve sales and margins, selling high quality products
  • Actively seeking new tour groups, build and maintain relationships with customers to increase sales and brand awareness
  • Market and promote the business effectively by working with our Commercial, Marketing, Operations and Partnerships teams

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:

  • A minimum of 2 years’ proven and successful experience dealing with travel agents, hotels, consulates, providores and tour groups
  • Experience in coordinating and running marketing activities in the tour group market
  • Ability to communicate fluently, both verbal and written, in Mandarin & English is essential
  • Expert experience using Chinese social media
  • Strong interpersonal, persuasive selling and negotiation skills
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills
  • Good business sense with a sound understanding of the tour group market dynamics
  • Exposure to international brands and retail operations

Benefits and Perks:

  • Free Carparking
  • Endless opportunities to grow and develop your skills through our Better Together program and initiatives.
  • Generous employee discounts across our Networks
  • Wellbeing leave and free access to Employee Assistance Program
  • An opportunity to work in our stores in a dynamic airport environment

The people of Lagardere AWPL work hard to deliver on our promises to our customers, our partners, our teams & ourselves. We are guided by our values of Excellence, Adventure & Respect, which help us make decisions, challenge ourselves and create magical moments for everyone, every day. If you are passionate about sales, service and a sense of belonging, APPLY NOW to join the Lagardere AWPL team.

 

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